Strange
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Strange denotes abnormal; odd, unusual, surprising, uncanny; unknown, grotesque, bizarre, weird, unusual, unexpected; not yet part of one's experience.
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Etymology
From Middle English strange, from Old French estrange, from Latin extraneus, "that which is on the outside". Displaced native Middle English fremd, frempt (“strange”) (from Old English fremede, fremde).
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Synonyms
- not normal: eccentric, unconventional, bizarre, grotesque, odd, out of the ordinary, peculiar, queer, singular, weird
- not part of one's experience: new, unfamiliar, unknown
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Antonyms
- not normal: everyday, normal, regular especially US, standard, usual, unsurprising
- not part of one's experience: familiar, known
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Namesakes
- Incredibly Strange Films (1986) by RE/Search
- Incredibly Strange Music (1993) by RE/Search
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson
- The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971) by Sergio Martino
- The Stranger (1942) by Albert Camus
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See also
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